How Number Sense Impacts Math Fluency

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Well, math fact fluency is a big deal in elementary school. It’s one of those things that people cringe when a child does not have it. You’ll hear things like, “Kids these days don’t know their facts.” How many times have you heard that?...

The Missing Piece in Math Fluency

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Now, everyone inside and even outside of education thinks that kids need to be fluent in math, but our ideas of what that means are not always the same. I’m Christina Tondevold, The Recovering Traditionalist and today I’m sharing The Missing Piece in Math...

My Favorite Resources for Math Fact Fluency

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The root of helping kids develop math fact fluency is through the connections and relationships of numbers that we can help them develop. The more connections and relationships they develop, the more fluent they will become. But most resources that you can find out...

The Root of Math Fluency

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If you have ever tried to teach kids a way to think about a math problem but then later they go right back to using an inefficient method, then this video is for you. Yes, we all want kids to be fluent with math but fluency is more than just getting a correct answer....

Helping kids learn math facts

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So whether you are educating at home with your own kids or you have a classroom full of kids, a common concern is how to help kids learn their math facts.  I’m Christina Tondevold, The Recovering Traditionalist and today, we’re going to take a look at...

Components of Number Sense in 3rd-5th

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We often hear about how number sense is such a big deal in the early grades of elementary. But it is so important for our upper elementary kiddos as well. Our textbooks, especially in the upper grades, tend to focus on just the skills around numbers. They want kids to...